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About this site
Hope Cove is a small bay on the south Devon coast, near Salcombe in the United Kingdom, sheltered by rocky headlands. Diving here reaches a maximum depth of around 10 metres and is rated a beginner site, making it a shallow, relaxed dive close to shore.
AI overviewMarine life here
Confirmed by our research team, reported by independent divers, or observed nearby via iNaturalist — each entry is labelled with its source.
Spotted SkateRaja montaguiReported here · unconfirmed
Blonde SkateRaja brachyuraReported here · unconfirmed
Common DolphinDelphinus delphisReported here · unconfirmed
Small-spotted CatsharkScyliorhinus caniculaReported here · unconfirmed
Smalleyed SkateRaja microocellataReported here · unconfirmed
NursehoundScyliorhinus stellarisReported here · unconfirmed
Basking SharkCetorhinus maximusReported here · unconfirmed
Ballan WrasseLabrus bergyltaReported here · unconfirmed
Spiny StarfishMarthasterias glacialisReported here · unconfirmed
Thornback SkateRaja clavataReported here · unconfirmed
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